The Maritime Museum, adjacent to the Fish Market, showcases the maritime past of the city of San Benedetto del Tronto, as well as that of the Marche region. A dive into culture and history. Here you can admire objects, nets, fish, and traditional clothing of fishermen and net-workers. What sets it apart is that it is three museums in one. Specifically: that of the amphorae, that fish and that of maritime civilization. A unique collection that collects underwater finds from different eras and civilizationsAll collected by the fishing boats of the San Benedetto navy.
The Maritime Museum: the three exhibition sections
It includes the The Museum of Amphorae, the Fish Museum, and the Museum of Maritime Civilization of the Marche.
The Museum of Amphorae
The Museum of Amphorae, established in 1986 thanks to the donation of Dr. Giovanni Perotti, brings together amphorae of different typologies and chronologiesIn particular, Phoenician, Punic, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine amphorae. They were recovered from the nets of trawling vessels belonging to the San Benedetto navy.
The Fish Museum
In March 1956 he was born the Fish MuseumThis is thanks to the interest shown by some sport fishing enthusiasts. It includes over 9.000 specimens divided into fish, crustaceans, molluscs, cetaceans, echinoderms, coelenterates and fossils. It also houses a room with aquariums and a small archaeological section. But the peculiarity is the setting up of a stereoscopic room, called “IMMERS.EA”This novelty allows visitors to make an exciting interactive virtual tour in a marine environment. All this, thanks to modern technology and fabulous 3D animations.
The Museum of Maritime Civilization of the Marche
The Museum of Maritime Civilization, inaugurated in February 2011, is organized into narrative units. From the work of funai, to net, fishermen e master shipwrights who built the boats, at the life at sea. But also the marketing of the catch. As well as the places, the professions, the equipment. A faithful reproduction of the "Brotherhood", a boat that actually existed in San Benedetto. It is the symbol of the San Benedetto navy during the period of the sail fishing.
The Antiquarium Truentum in the Maritime Museum
Among the sections of the Maritime Museum, it is worth mentioning the Antiquarium TruentumThis is a route that hosts the places where the exhibited finds were discovered. Specifically, they are flint and ceramic objects, finds from the Iron and Bronze Ages, parts of column from the Roman era. Even remains of a roman domusOf particular importance is the Roman section where the history of the San Benedetto territory is intertwined with that of the city of TruentumIt was an ancient Roman town located on the southern bank of the Tronto River. This river marks the border with theAbruzzo.
A museum that is both recreational and educational
The functions and purpose of the Maritime Museum are not limited to exhibition and conservation. But it is also aimed at dissemination of knowledge through fun and educational workshopsThe workshops are organized for each individual museum section. In fact, for the Antiquarium Truentinum and the Museum of Amphorae, the workshops are designed to introduce the characteristics and various functions of amphorae. Instead, for the Museum of Maritime Civilization, there are representations and simulations virtual.
The other sections of the Maritime Museum
Also worth mentioning is the section of Sistine Museums of Piceno, placed next to the Church of the Madonna della Marina. In fact, this part contains sacred art finds. An offshoot of the Maritime Museum extends into the Art Gallery of the Sea, hosted in Palazzo Piacentini, home of the famous writer from San Benedetto, Bice Piacentini. Furthermore, the Maritime Museum is located next to the southern pier, Museum of Art on the Sea (MAM), a true museum of contemporary art overlooking the sea.
Thanks for the cover image: Patrizia Cicconi
